Meier is a (somewhat) old-fa****oned word for farmer. This name
usually refers to fairly wealthy landowner, rather than a poor peasant
farmer. I'm not quite sure what to do with the Ober- prefix, but I've
often wondered if it wasn't just a "flavor" word added by tenant
farmers to show respect.
This is the best I can do. I've often wondered about the meaning
myself, as I also have Obermeier relatives.
Ryan
On Mar 30, 2008, at 8:46 AM, Robert Rothenbuhler wrote:
> Hi List,
> Trying to find out what my ancestors' surname of Obermeier
> means. I know Ober is German for above, head, or upper. It also
> means garcon or waiter/servant. What about meier? And when you
> put them together, what is the meaning?
>
> Any comments would be appreciated.
>
> thanks,
> robert
>
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